Abstract
The study of newly evolved genes has long fascinated biologists, but large-scale studies of their expression dynamics and molecular function have provided conflicting interpretations of their biological impact. In this issue of Genes & Development, Kondo and colleagues (pp. 1841–1846) use extensive transcriptomic resources and current CRISPR/Cas9 technology to re-examine the functional impact of newly evolved genes in Drosophila and find evidence of their biological impact on male reproduction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1825-1826 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Genes and Development |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 15 2017 |
Funding
Research in the Carthew laboratory is supported by the National Institutes of Health (GM118144 to R.W.C., and GM122349 to K.G.N.).
Keywords
- Drosophila
- Gene evolution
- Spermatogenesis
- Testis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology